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Tell us how you travel, camp and set up your 4×4, with three $750 BP fuel vouchers and an EcoFlow DELTA 3 up for grabs

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Foton expands its Australian footprint with new flagship commercial vehicle centre

Foton is putting more weight behind its ute and truck range with a new flagship commercial vehicle centre in western Sydney

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Toyota HiLux fleet to run on vegetable oil at AFL Grand Final

Toyota will run 40 HiLux utes on renewable diesel for this year’s AFL Grand Final parade, using fuel made from renewable feedstocks

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Blacked-out GMC Yukon flagship lands in Australia

GMC has given its Yukon flagship a blacked-out makeover, with the Signature Black edition tailored specifically for Aussie buyers

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Defender ute revealed: Wolf Series II mil-spec utility joins the fight

Defender has revealed a new military-spec ute as part of its Wolf Series II range, developed for the UK Ministry of Defence

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Ford Bronco Basecamp confirmed for Australia ahead of 2027 arrival

The new Bronco variant will hit Australian showrooms in the second half of 2027

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830kW Geely Battleship 700 PHEV off-road SUV confirmed for Australia

Geely’s 830kW Battleship 700 PHEV will launch in Australia in the second half of 2027

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GWM Tank 300 Hooke Trail Edition: Hardcore Wrangler rival gets live axles

GWM’s hardcore Tank 300 Hooke Trail Edition is headed for production in China as a more serious off-road rival to the Jeep Wrangler

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GWM’s upcoming Cannon Hi4-T PHEV priced from below $50K

GWM’s new PHEV will bring a sub-$50,000 price tag to Australia when it arrives in October

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Australian pricing confirmed for MGU9 EV

MG has confirmed Australian pricing and arrival timing for its new all-electric ute, with sales starting from Q4 2026

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All-new Nissan Patrol Y63 gets more space and 3700kg towing

The new Nissan Patrol gains more passenger and cargo space, along with a 3700kg braked towing capacity across the range

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HEMI V8 returns to Australia in Ram 2500 Warlock

The HEMI V8 is back in Australia, with Ram reviving the iconic petrol V8 in its Heavy Duty range with a new off-road-inspired 2500 Warlock

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Hydrogen-powered HiLux confirmed for production in 2028

Toyota Europe has confirmed its hydrogen-powered Hilux will enter production in 2028, with a 300kW fuel-cell system and more than 400km of targeted range

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BYD Shark recall affects 32,009 variants in Australia

More than 32,000 BYD Sharks are being recalled over a spare wheel cable that could fail

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MGU9 EV specs released, Australia gets it first

MG has released key specs for its new electric ute, with Australia first to get the MGU9 EV

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JAC Hunter PHEV Cab Chassis confirmed for Australia in 2027

JAC is adding a work-ready Cab Chassis to its Hunter PHEV range in 2027

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30 years of Aussie engineering: Premcar celebrates a major milestone

Premcar celebrates 30 years of Australian vehicle engineering and manufacturing

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Thousands of Australian seatbelt fines caught up in AI camera blunder

Around 13,000 Canberra seatbelt fines are in doubt after an administrative error left AI traffic cameras operating without the correct legal authorisation

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Can you guess which state has Australia’s worst car theft problem?

New insurance data reveals one state is being hit harder than anywhere else, with more than 12,300 car theft and break-in claims costing insurers $244 million in the past year

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Ford Bronco confirmed for Australia in 2027: but it’s not the Bronco we really want!

Ford Australia gave us a teaser of the Bronco coming to Australia but it’s not the T6-based sixth generation Bronco we’d love to see

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Toyota takes aim at LandCruiser thieves with new security upgrade

Toyota has launched a $1735 factory-approved secondary immobiliser for current-generation LandCruiser 300 and Prado 250 models

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HiLux almost doubles Ranger in huge August sales result

HiLux sales almost doubled Ranger’s in August as the 4×4 market shifts and EV sales surge

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Mitsubishi confirms Australian pricing and specs for new Pajero

The all-new Pajero will return to Australian showrooms before the end of the year, priced from $68,490

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